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Apr 30, 2021

Residents In Ward 8 Concerned About Long-Standing Mail Delivery Issues

Southeast residents elevated their concerns about inconsistent mail service to Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) and D.C.’s postmaster. Meanwhile Northeast residents get their first mail delivery in a month.

Aug 21, 2020

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine Joins Coalition Of States Suing Postal Service Over Mail Changes

Racine joins six states in the lawsuit, alleging changes to the Postal Service are unconstitutional.

Dec 21, 2018

Some D.C Residents Aren’t Receiving Their Mail ‘Consistently And Properly,’ Norton Says

“Please, please Mr. Postman, why’s it been a very long time?” asks a bunch of Washingtonians.

Sep 28, 2017

African American History Museum Will Be Featured On A Forever Stamp

“Black history is inseparable from American history, and the black experience represents a profound and unique strand of the American story. This stamp issuance recognizes the richness of that experience”

Jul 30, 2015

Washington’s Homemade Records: ‘Thesda

Bet you didn’t know that a former Assistant Postmaster General living in Bethesda made one of the most sought after private-press electronic funk albums.

Sep 25, 2013

Broke U.S. Postal Service Wants To Raise Stamp Prices to 49 Cents

Better stock up: The U.S. Postal Service wants to raise the price of stamps by three cents.

May 16, 2012

Korean War Memorial is Copyrighted—Just Not by the U.S. Government

A postage stamp first issued in 2003 could wind up costing the United States Postal Service quite a bit if an appeals court sides with the artist who claims his work was appropriated without his permission.

Feb 01, 2012

T Street Post Office Is Moving to Reeves Center, Norton Says

The T Street Station Post Office is moving up the block, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced in a press release yesterday. The mail depot, she said, will be relocating to the Franklin D. Reeves Center at 14th and U streets.

Dec 12, 2011

Seven D.C. Post Offices Taken Off Closure List

Despite the fact that the U.S. Postal Service will likely lose another $5 billion in 2012, any plans to shut down post offices will be met with a fight — especially by members of Congress. Locally, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is claiming some wins.

Jul 26, 2011

We Shutter For You: U.S. Postal Service Expands Branch Review

If you thought that the U.S. Postal Service was done making cuts to its brick-and-mortar operations, well, you were mistaken: word comes today that the USPS is now considering shutting down around ten percent of its retail outlets nationwide.

 
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